7769.000 Pterodiscus Hook.

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs; stems arising from a persistent basal organ; this either (1) a short swollen aerial stem arising from an underground tuber of about the same diameter or (2) a scarcely swollen stem arising from a broader swollen subterranean tuber. Leaves ± fleshy, linear to strap-shaped; sinuate to pinnatilobed. Corolla lacking a basal spur (but may be gibbous). Flowers solitary in axils, the colour (in ours) yellow (sometimes suffused with purple) or dark purple to wine-red. Calyx small. Stamens 4. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit indehiscent, with 4 prominent wings; upper part sterile, beak-like.

Worldwide: 18 species in tropical and South Africa

Zimbabwe: 2 taxa.

Pterodiscus ngamicus

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
elliottii Baker ex StapfN,WDescription, Image
ngamicus N.E.Br. ex StapfW,E,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Pterodiscus:

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Flora of Botswana: Pterodiscus
Flora of Mozambique: Pterodiscus
Flora of Zambia: Pterodiscus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pterodiscus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pterodiscus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pterodiscus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pterodiscus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Pterodiscus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pterodiscus
JSTOR Plant Science: Pterodiscus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pterodiscus
Plants of the World Online: Pterodiscus
Tropicos: Pterodiscus
Wikipedia: Pterodiscus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Pterodiscus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1311, retrieved 29 March 2024

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